Bangaluru : Karnataka on Friday (November 5,2021) withdrew night curfew imposed from 10 pm to 5 am which is imposed as a mwasure to check the spread of coronavirus cases in the state. The night curfew was imposed from July 3 onwards at the end of the two-month lockdown when the second wave hit the state starting from the April-end.
The new SOPs were issued by the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department. In a statement issued by the Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar on November 5, the order states: “Night curfew, which is being imposed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., is herewith withdrawn.”
Also, the order gave nod for horse racing. The order read: “Number of racing patrons attending horse racing shall be strictly as per the seating capacity of the venue and only fully vaccinated people with COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed entry into such premises.”
Night curfew was in force in Karnataka for the past few months following the second wave of COVID-19. As there has been a sharp decline in COVID-19 cases, the government has decided to withdraw the night curfew.
The state reported 261 fresh COVID-19 cases, five deaths and 8,267 active cases on Thursday.
All schools in the state have reopened with strict adherence to Covid-19 related precautions and guidelines.
The government has also eased restrictions at the international airports in the state. The travellers no longer need to go through SPO2 routine checks (except in cases of fever, cough, cold, difficulty in breathing, etc) at airports.
In addition to this, the RT-PCR test report checking on arrival has also been discontinued, except for those from selected countries, notified by the Government of India, to be conducted at the airport.
Apart from this, the government had earlier decided to reopen swimming pools in the state with 50% capacity of each batch.
All visitors are required to be screened for fever and respiratory symptoms and only asymptomatic people who have taken both doses of anti-Covid jab will be allowed in.
Covid situation in state
Karnataka reported 261 new Covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours, as per a bulletin issued by the state government on Thursday.
The positivity rate for the day stands at 0.48%.
During the same duration, 296 people recovered from the infection while five people succumbed to the deadly virus, taking the tally of the current active Covid cases to 8,267.
As per the bulletin, the state has recorded 29,89,275 Covid-19 cases so far. Out of this, 29,42,884 people have recovered from the infection while 38,095 people have lost their lives to it.
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